ples of smart design.� This year, homes span a century of key American design movements. There’s the 1913 Craftsman-style bungalow in Winnetka Heights. It had sat abandoned for a decade until 2003, when the current owner purchased it after seeing it on the tour. The craftsman bungalow has been refurbished and includes an impressive art collection, including works by the inuential group of Dallas artists known as the Dallas Nine. Then there’s the remodeled East Kessler split-
level ranch home built in 1952. It was a home in need of repair. The owners brought life to the home using the Eastern Wabi Sabi philosophy, which acknowledges imperfection and transience, and natural elements. There’s a special addition to this year’s tour. It costs a little extra, but it’s worth checking out. The home built in 2014 in the Villas at the Belmont development behind the Belmont Hotel, provides an unrivaled view of the city. The add-on is this year’s “premium home.� The tours are self-guided but not isolated.
Homeowners sometimes prefer to not be around during the tour. Thankfully organizers have planned in advance should that be the case. “We often assign a person from the league and ask the homeowner for help from friends and family. They serve as docents, providing history and context,â€? he said. The tour doesn’t just give design lovers and peeping toms a rare opportunity to see homes. The money it raises goes toward a good cause, too: All ticket proceeds go to member neighborhood groups and area non-proďŹ ts. Past recipients in-
clude AIDS Arms. “It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year,â€? Leven said. Neighborhoods and non-proďŹ ts must apply for funds, but there’s often plenty cash to go around. The tour also gives the league another opportunity: The tour ďŹ ts perfectly into the league’s mission to promote and advocate for the multiple member neighborhoods. Most recently, that advocacy has extended to listening to neighbors concerned over a proposed development in Bishop Arts by local ďŹ rms Alamo Manhattan and Good Fulton and Farrell. Some are worried the development of multi-story buildings reects a trend of future developments in the area. One yer described the development as indicative of city zoning laws allowing for “sidewalk-tosidewalk, city-block-wide, out of scale, excessively tall buildings.â€? Developments lacking human scale do not reect the character of the neighborhood. That’s where the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League comes in. “Our goal is to always to listen neighborhoods,â€? Leven said. And to show the neighborhoods off, too. • The 42nd annual Old Oak Cliff Conservation League Home Tour runs Oct. 17-18. Tickets can be purchased online at OOCCL.com. Tickets are $25, $15 for seniors and $10 for admission to the Premium Home during the tour.
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presents: A dual book signing and discussion by authors: Tracy Baim,, publisher of Chicago Windy Windy City Times Times T racy Baim and Mark Segal,, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News
Join us as we turn the pages of gay history from our esteemed authors, moderated by Dallas Voice’s Voice’s Tammye Tammye Nash and David Taffet. Taffet. Books may be purchased at the complimentary event.
Thursday, Thursday, November mberr 5th 5th at 7pm at the Interfaith Peace Chapel of Cathedral of Hope
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